Bodysong

Synopsis

Simon Pummell’s ambitious work culls images from over 100 years of archived footage, in order to encompass the whole of human experience in his representation of the life process. Incorporating film and digital mediums, and black and white and colour photography, the film is accompanied by the music of Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood. Pummell selected images that he imagined would remain profoundly resonant even 500 years hence, depicting stages of life that humans experience universally. Arranged according to the cycle of life and development, the images are organised according to birth, growth and play, sexual discovery, nourishment, war, death, and transcendence. This stringing-together of cultural archetypes weaves a kind of updated mythology, reflecting a humanistic belief in the interconnection of all humankind.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2003

Subjects

Art; Film studies

Keywords

archive films; avant-garde film & video; documentary films; human biology; humanism; life

Credits

Director

Simon Pummell

Producer

Janine Marmont

Editor

Daniel Goddard

Music

Jonny Greenwood

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

83 minutes

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

Hot Property Films

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN